diff --git a/package/x11r7/xutil_makedepend/xutil_makedepend.mk b/package/x11r7/xutil_makedepend/xutil_makedepend.mk
index 8a058efcec..a50320ba93 100644
--- a/package/x11r7/xutil_makedepend/xutil_makedepend.mk
+++ b/package/x11r7/xutil_makedepend/xutil_makedepend.mk
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ XUTIL_MAKEDEPEND_SITE = http://xorg.freedesktop.org/releases/individual/util
 XUTIL_MAKEDEPEND_LICENSE = MIT
 XUTIL_MAKEDEPEND_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
-XUTIL_MAKEDEPEND_DEPENDENCIES = xorgproto
-HOST_XUTIL_MAKEDEPEND_DEPENDENCIES = host-xorgproto
+XUTIL_MAKEDEPEND_DEPENDENCIES = xorgproto host-pkgconf
+HOST_XUTIL_MAKEDEPEND_DEPENDENCIES = host-xorgproto host-pkgconf
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
 $(eval $(host-autotools-package))